The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-22
A Very Lively Debate in the
4 House Yesterday.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
u.rLaw-1he Canal Scheme
After Crank spaTksLaf"O
At Cascade Locks
VoRrY-NINTH CONGRESS-
SENATE,

SbNAA LIZ
-, ..,,,yc7os. February 2l.-The pre-
WA'h So nresented petitions from
Slalns . U of Grand Army Posts OF
tp5S9 ~ HT the passage of the dependent
Oh'o ~. LII over the Presidents veto.
Lag ~ .I netitions were also presented
h. several other Senator's.
" TIC he resolution heretofore offered by
,Gtnbeil COregon), instructing the u
M i;a;o-U n INQUIRE and report as to the
u o%SoS of DELAY in resuming work on the
CS uoI'ond locks of the cascades In the
SS ~Ia, River in the fall of 1886, and
~ The change in the engineer in charge
al the work was taken up.
VI Mitchell vIf addressed the Senate in
80 ~ the resolution. In the course
20 he remarks. be denounced the con-
Srnt If CoI. John G. Parke, colonel of
SoyS e in regard to the appropria-
20 and TO the change Of local en-
o Ina as unreasonable, arbitrary
md illegal; not 10 say tyrannical and
defiant" He said that no military
sst-ap or dictator was ever more I'M
reasonably defiant or unjust than the
records showed Colonel Parke to be IN
relation to this matter. At the conclu-
sion Of a long speech, he spoke OF
Colonel Parke as courteous, polite
gentleman, and an accommodating
officer, but said that he took issue in
regard to his official acts. He was still
speaking when the presiding officer, at
2o'Clock, announced unfinished busi-
ness" it being the Nicaraguan Ship
Canal bill.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution
authorizing the committee, on ordnance
to sit in Washington during the recess,
and to associate with it three naval
officers. Adopted. u-a.. !.
Mr.. Conger, by unanimous consent,
replied to Mr.. Mitchell, and defended
Colonel Park from the attack made
upon him. He intimated that the
reason for the change Of engineers was
that the officers who was removed had
undertaken to recommend change of
plans, and to substitute a ship railway
for the canal at the Dalles of the
Columbia River. He also expressed the
opinion that, in the grand-loquen
had listened to, the Senator from
Oregon had accomplished his purpos,
in showing the energy with which b.
promoted the local and general interest
of his section of country.
The Senate then took up the bill tt
incorporate the Ship Canal Company O.
Nicaragua.
Vest offered an amendment that tn,
act shall have no force or effect
until oncession, shall have beer
secured from the government Of
Nicaragua, and shall have been sub
hitted to and approved by Congress.
Rejected without division.
The bill was then passed-yeas 49,
nays 8.
The bill Incorporates the Maritime
Canal Company of Nicaragua with the
principal Office N New York City, the
capital stock to be not less than $50, 900,
600 nor more than $100,000,000. Ter
per cent. is to oe payable when the sub
scriptions to the capital stock are
made, and future payments are to be
made as the board of directors may de
termine. Aggregate of all charges,
dues and towage is to be reasonable
Inc United States IS to exercise such
control over the anal as is provided for
oy the treaty with Nicaragua, and not
inconsistent with any treaty obligations
Oh the United States with any power
ana is to enjoy its unobstructed use Cat
laI'rates) for troops, munitions of war
ana siN mails. If stock to the amount of
$mVO,OOO be not subscribed, and ten
pei cent, thereof actually paid in,
o Stnln two years, or if the work of con-
n D,auCu9n shall not have actually com
s nvIVea and been in, progress within
lHor years, the corporation shall be
T Wnsol 70 have expired by limitation.
sou Toe s Mcmillan, Conger and Ran
, In were appointed as conferees on the
''S ,5r an ana harhor appropriation bill.
the nI. hlddleberger moved, in honor of
tb The memory OF his country's Father,
ro oa' Tue Senate adjourn over to-mor-
'HTTL- ~ is, nays, 40.
COLI ne senate took up the District of
T To,an Of! ola appropriation bill and then
a6 IS mo secret session and soon